{"product_id":"game-wizards-jon-peterson-9780262542951","title":"Game Wizards","description":"Discover the colorful history of the table-top RPG phenomenon, Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons, as a D\u0026amp;D expert examines its surprising successes, setbacks, and controversies.\n“The battle over Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons was the ultimate geek war.” —Wired\nWhen Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons was first released to a small hobby community, it hardly seemed destined for mainstream success—and yet this arcane tabletop role-playing game became an unlikely pop culture phenomenon. In Game Wizards, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons from hobbyist pastime to mass market sensation, from the initial collaboration to the later feud of its creators, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Inside you’ll learn about:\n• Gygax and Arneson’s first meeting and their work toward the 1974 release\n• The founding of TSR and its growth as a company\n• Arneson’s acrimonious departure and subsequent challenges to TSR\n• \"Satanic Panic\" accusations that plagued D\u0026amp;D—and boosted its popularity\n• TSR’s reckless expansion and near-fatal corporate infighting\n• And much more!\nWith Game Wizards, Peterson restores historical particulars long obscured by competing narratives spun by the one-time partners. That record amply demonstrates how the turbulent experience of creating something as momentous as Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.","brand":"MIT Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51227805679904,"sku":"9780262542951","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780262542951.jpg?v=1781575259","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/game-wizards-jon-peterson-9780262542951","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}